Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-13
SHORT TELEGRAMS.


rived from Fort Benton Sunday, and the
Rosebud departed for that point yester-
day.
HELENA, July 12-Major A. Bates, pay
master L. S. A. for the district of VI Montana,
accompanied by his clerk, arrived last
evening and is at the Grand Central.
NEW YORK, July 12-Jake Sharp yes
terday was unchanged. He WAS very sick.
DR.. Lomis says Sharp is likely to drop off
suddenly at any time i'll one Of his weak
| fits.
PoRT HURON, Mich, July 12.-The
United states custom officers yesterday
stopped thirty Canadians from working
| on the Grand Trund roak. A number Of
these men are employed in prominent
! positions.
HELENA. July 12.-William sechrist of
sun River was taken before Probate
| Judge Clements yesterday to determine
his sanity. The examination resulted in a
| finding of insanity and he was taken to
the Warm Springs hospital yesterday by
F.. Sheriff Hathaway.
HELENA, July 12-The raid on the
| territorial treasury inaugurated by the
| squirrel bounty law has, with other ex-
penses, completely eaten up the cash bal
ance in the hands of the territorial treas
| ury. There is no more money on hand,
and all warrants issued now must run un-
| til fall. bearing interest.
Fort BENTON, July III. II. Nc
Knight is busily engaged in shipping
goods to his Great Falls house. He has
loaded seven different outfits, and is still
at work, and hir.hg all the freight teams
he can find Among other things he has
sent forward moving machines, rakes and
farm wagons all of which are in great de-
mand at that point.
NEW YORK, July 11.-The commission
Of physicians who examined Sharp say he
| is suffering from a complication of dis
eases and that he can live but few years,
and they add thst he may die at any time.
! The foreman and, it is said, majority of
| the jury in the case have signed a petition
| to Judge Barrett to limit Sharps punish
ment to fine of $5,O0O
HELENA, July 12-The Montana Cen
trail is making the dirt fly on the Butte
| branch. At the Wickes tunnel they are
working underground from both ends.
On the north side the tunnel has been
driver in to depth of 2s5 feet, and they
are timbering up close. There are about
eighty-fiye men at work on the north end
and they will average about five feet pro-
gress every day.
ST. PAUL, July 13.-The inspector or
agent Of the department of Justice has
been sent to investigate the office of
United States marshal of Dakota. This
does not imply the existence Of errors or
wrongs in the affairs of that official. 1t is
the routine duty of special agents to droI
into the offices of marshals and bailitfs and
look into their books Officers at the
department say nothing is known to exist
to the detriment of Dakota's marshal.
| CHICAGO, July ia Washington spec.
ial says that the president is still greatly
exercised over the miscarriage of long
letter conveying his refusal to visit st
Louis in September. This mishap has
given new life to the Grand Army OF the
Repuclic row. 1t is said after all that tht
president will go tc St. Louis during fail
week in October, and that he viii
proceed from ST. Louis to other points as
originally intended. Mrs. Cleveland will
accompany him.
/ WASHINGTON, July 12-Mr. Cleveland
will certainly be candidate for renomin
alton. He does not talk generally upor
the subject, but he is making his plan:
openly, and they indicate that he is active
II in the field for denomination. He nc
longer has any fears that the New Yorl
delegation will be divided. He has def
nitely agreed to go south in October ant
. told Senator Colquitt Of Georgia to-da,
that he thought he would start for Georgi'
about October Is.
NEW YoEK July 12.-The holt that ha
for weeks been hanging over the head d
DIR McGIyun, has fallen. He has beer
communicated. The Mail aad Erprex
reporter learned positively at Archbishop
Corrigan's residence that the papal brie,
ordering the formal communication hae
been received. The papal brief sets fortl
the contumacy of the priest and refer
with sorrow to his parsistency in defyins
the church, which has been SO anxious tt
see him repent and do penance for tn
scandal he has provoked.